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Vern L. Bengtson
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Most cited in this library
Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of Multigenerational Bonds
2001 · 1,641 citations
Intergenerational Solidarity in Aging Families: An Example of Formal Theory Construction
1991 · 1,354 citations
An Exploration of the Activity Theory of Aging: Activity Types and Life Satisfaction Among In-movers to a Retirement Community
1972 · 989 citations
Intergenerational Solidarity and the Structure of Adult Child‐Parent Relationships in American Families
1997 · 910 citations
Handbook of Theories of Aging
2016 · 818 citations
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The Changing Contract across Generations
Routledge eBooks
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2024
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2 authors
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book
6
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Creating Culturally Relevant Ways of Thinking about Diversity and Aging: Theoretical Challenges for the Twenty-First Century
Routledge eBooks
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2019
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3 authors
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chapter
20
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Global Aging and Challenges to Families
Routledge eBooks
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2018
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1 author
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book
264
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Return to Religion? Predictors of Religious Change among Baby-Boomers in their Transition to Later Life
Journal of Population Ageing
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2017
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2 authors
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Open access
116
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Older adults in churches: Differences in perceptions of clergy and older members
Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging
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2017
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3 authors
12
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The life course perspective on ageing:
Bristol University Press eBooks
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2017
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3 authors
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chapter
16
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Activity Theory, Disengagement Theory, and Successful Aging
Springer eBooks
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2017
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2 authors
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other
4
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Handbook of Theories of Aging
Springer Publishing Company eBooks
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2016
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5 authors
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book
818
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Theories of Aging: Developments Within and Across Disciplinary Boundaries
Springer Publishing Company eBooks
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2016
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2 authors
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chapter
6
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Does Religiousness Increase with Age? Age Changes and Generational Differences Over 35 Years
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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2015
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3 authors
222
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Cross-National Studies of Adulthood and Aging
Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology and geriatrics
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2015
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2 authors
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chapter
1
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Activity Theory, Disengagement Theory, and Successful Aging
Springer eBooks
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2015
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2 authors
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other
10
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From Ageism to the Longevity Revolution: Robert Butler, Pioneer
The Gerontologist
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2014
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1 author
15
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Families and Faith
Oxford University Press eBooks
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2013
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2 authors
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book
268
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1. Theory and Theorizing in Family Research: Puzzle Building and Puzzle Solving
Sage eBooks
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2012
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5 authors
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chapter
25
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1 The life course perspective on ageing: Linked lives, timing, and history
Policy Press eBooks
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2011
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3 authors
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chapter
22
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Theoretical Perspectives on the Sociology of Aging
Handbooks of sociology and social research
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2011
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2 authors
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chapter
49
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Gerontology with a “J”: Personal Reflections on Theory-Building in the Sociology of Aging
Handbooks of sociology and social research
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2011
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1 author
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chapter
6
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The Increasing Use of Theory in Social Gerontology: 1990-2004
The Journals of Gerontology Series B
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2010
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4 authors
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Open access
94
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Older Parent–Child Relationships in Six Developed Nations: Comparisons at the Intersection of Affection and Conflict
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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2010
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5 authors
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Open access
158
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Social Breakdown and Competence
Human Development
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2009
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1 author
338
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A Longitudinal Study of the Intergenerational Transmission of Religion
International Sociology
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2009
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4 authors
162
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Problematic theoretical foundations: Time, age and aging
Research portal (Tilburg University)
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2009
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5 authors
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chapter
0
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The Life Course Perspective Applied to Families Over Time
Springer eBooks
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2008
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2 authors
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chapter
523
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What Makes Someone Family? Adult Children’s Perceptions of Current and Former Stepparents
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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2006
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4 authors
71
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Future ‘Conflicts’ Across Generations and Cohorts?
SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks
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2006
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2 authors
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chapter
22
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The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing
Cambridge University Press eBooks
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2005
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3 authors
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book
341
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The Lifecourse Perspective on Ageing: Linked Lives, Timing, and History
Cambridge University Press eBooks
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2005
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3 authors
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chapter
154
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The Problem of Theory in Gerontology Today
Cambridge University Press eBooks
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2005
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3 authors
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chapter
63
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Are theories of ageing possible
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2005
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3 authors
0
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Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research
Sage eBooks
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2005
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3 authors
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book
594
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How Families Still Matter: A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
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2003
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3 authors
225
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Solidarity, Conflict, and Ambivalence: Complementary or Competing Perspectives on Intergenerational Relationships?
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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2002
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4 authors
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Open access
548
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Reciprocity in Parent-Child Relations Over the Adult Life Course
The Journals of Gerontology Series B
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2002
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4 authors
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Open access
459
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Socialization and the family revisited
Advances in Life Course Research
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2002
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2 authors
41
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Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of Multigenerational Bonds
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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2001
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1 author
1,641
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The aging self in social contexts.
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2001
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3 authors
24
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Ageing and Popular Culture
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
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2001
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3 authors
21
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Age and emotional response to the Northridge earthquake: A longitudinal analysis.
Psychology and Aging
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2000
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4 authors
191
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Are Theories of Aging Important? Models and Explanations in Gerontology at the Turn of the Century
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
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2000
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3 authors
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preprint
66
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A new perspective on very old age [Review of the book The Berlin Aging Study: Aging from 70 to 100]
Max Planck Digital Library
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2000
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2 authors
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review
0
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Types of Conflicts and Tensions Between Older Parents and Adult Children
The Gerontologist
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1999
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2 authors
225
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Intergenerational Transmission of Marital Quality and Marital Instability
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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1999
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4 authors
154
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The Effects of Earlier Intergenerational Affection, Normative Expectations, and Family Conflict on Contemporary Exchanges of Help and Support
Research on Aging
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1999
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2 authors
206
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Aging individuals and societal contexts.
American Psychological Association eBooks
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1998
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3 authors
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chapter
3
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Intergenerational Solidarity and the Structure of Adult Child‐Parent Relationships in American Families
American Journal of Sociology
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1997
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2 authors
910
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Adulthood and Aging: Research on Continuities and Discontinuities
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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1997
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2 authors
185
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Theory, Explanation, and a Third Generation of Theoretical Development in Social Gerontology
The Journals of Gerontology Series B
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1997
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3 authors
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review
270
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Relationships Among Life Events and Psychological Well-Being: More Evidence for a Two-Factor Theory of Well-Being
Journal of Applied Gerontology
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1997
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5 authors
78
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Progress and Pitfalls in Gerontological Theorizing
The Gerontologist
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1996
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3 authors
25
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Caring More or Less: Individualistic and Collectivist Systems of Family Eldercare
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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1996
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2 authors
195
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Affective Ties to Parents in Early Adulthood and Self-Esteem Across 20 Years
Social Psychology Quarterly
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1996
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1 author
105
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Factors That Predispose Middle-Aged Sons and Daughters to Provide Social Support to Older Parents
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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1995
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3 authors
310
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Re-engaging the Disengagement Theory of Aging: On the History and Assessment of Theory Development in Gerontology
The Gerontologist
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1994
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2 authors
144
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The Changing Contract across Generations
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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1994
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4 authors
59
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Does intergenerational social support influence the psychological well-being of older parents? The contingencies of declining health and widowhood
Social Science & Medicine
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1994
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2 authors
238
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The Changing Contract across Generations.
Social Forces
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1994
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3 authors
111
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Affection, Social Contact, and Geographic Distance between Adult Children and Their Parents
Journal of Marriage and the Family
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1994
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3 authors
401
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The Changing Contract across Generations.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
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1994
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3 authors
150
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Relationships with Parents, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Well-Being in Young Adulthood
Social Psychology Quarterly
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1993
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1 author
153
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